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Playhouse 90 is an American television anthology series that was telecast on CBS from 1956 to 1960 for a total of 133 episodes. It originated from CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California. Since live anthology drama series of the mid-1950s were usually hour-long shows, the title highlighted the network's intention to present something unusual, a weekly series of hour-and-a-half dramas rather than 60-minute plays. Playhouse 90 began as a pitch by Frank Stanton—the formidable, forward-thinking right-hand man to CBS chairman William S. Paley—during a brainstorming session for program ideas. The project was ultimately developed by Hubbell Robinson, a CBS vice president who received no screen credit on Playhouse 90 but is often described as its creator.
Episode 17 : In the Presence of Mine Enemies
May. 16,1960
In the Warsaw ghetto, a Jewish man seeks revenge for the rape of his sister by a German soldier.
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Episode 16 : The Shape of the River
May. 02,1960
Determined to pay off his debts, Mark Twain sets off on a lecture tour.
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Episode 15 : Journey to the Day
April. 22,1960
Patients at a mental hospital meet for a group therapy session.
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Episode 14 : Alas, Babylon
April. 03,1960
Americans try to cope with the aftermath of a nuclear catastrophe.
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Episode 13 : The Hiding Place
March. 22,1960
In the last days of World War II, two English airmen are captured by an ordinary German citizen, who, instead of handing them over to the authorities, keeps them prisoner in his cellar, neglecting to tell them when the war ends.
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Episode 12 : Tomorrow
March. 07,1960
Slow witted, and tired, Fentry leads a lonely life of grinding poverty in his sharecropper's shack until a sick, pregnant woman escaping her abusive husband comes there. He takes her in and cares for her, eventually falling in love with her.
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Episode 11 : The Cruel Day
February. 24,1960
A French army officer arrives at a remote fort in Algeria and discovers that atrocities against the local population are commonplace
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Episode 10 : To the Sound of Trumpets
February. 10,1960
In Paris, a former soldier is alarmed when the girl he has fallen in love with demonstrates a rather naïve and romanticized attitude to war.
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Episode 9 : A Dream of Treason
January. 21,1960
A State Department official is required to leak a confidential document - which may have terrible repercussions.
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Episode 8 : John Brown's Raid
January. 14,1960
The story of abolitionist John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry.
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Episode 7 : The Silver Whistle
December. 24,1959
The old people's home is a pretty miserable place - until the arrival of the mysterious Mr. Erwenter.
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Episode 6 : The Tunnel
December. 10,1959
In the Civil War, a tunnel is dug under Confederate lines, and filled with explosives.
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Episode 5 : The Grey Nurse Said Nothing
November. 26,1959
In Australia, a landowner is arrested for murder - but where's the body?
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Episode 4 : The Hidden Image
November. 12,1959
A journalist out to expose political corruption finds his family is in danger.
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Episode 3 : Misalliance
October. 29,1959
A group of people gathered at a wealthy man's country home on a summer weekend engage in an exploration of their varied romantic entanglements.
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Episode 2 : The Sounds of Eden
October. 15,1959
Three different viewpoints of the same story - a kidnapping and its aftermath.
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Episode 1 : Target for Three
October. 01,1959
Three conspirators plan the death of a South American head of state.
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